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Shovels in the ground for Villa Pascal project

The shovels are in the ground for the expansion project at Villa Pascal. Members of the board for the Villa Pascal long term care facility were on hand Thursday for the official start of construction.
Seen at the official sod turning ceremony at Villa Pascal are (left to right): Heather Beatch – admi
Seen at the official sod turning ceremony at Villa Pascal are (left to right): Heather Beatch – administrator; Michel Michaud - vice president of the board; Angele Vany- board member; Yvonne Vany - board member; Lionel Chabot - RMD project manager; Claude Desnoyers - president of the board; Ron Diller - RMD project manager; Albert Blais - board treasurer; Denis Baillargeon- board member.

The shovels are in the ground for the expansion project at Villa Pascal.

Members of the board for the Villa Pascal long term care facility were on hand Thursday for the official start of construction.

The expansion accommodates the growing requirements of clients of Villa Pascal. The building was built about 40 years ago as a level one care facility, and with demographic changes it has moved up to level 4 in some areas.

According to board president Claude Desnoyers, the expansion will address a number of needs. One addition is a palliative care area.

“We have never had a palliative care area,” said Desnoyers. That was deemed a priority, so Villa Pascal is transforming two of their double-occupancy rooms for a palliative care area.

Villa Pascal is also adding four single-occupancy rooms to the end of the building. Also, they are building an addition to the dining room area that will expand the dining area, but which also will add an area that can serve as a chapel for services and for physiotherapy as well.

The kitchen will also be expanded, and an office area will be added up front for the administrator to be able to hold meetings in private.

All of this goes toward Villa Pascal’s mission to clients to provide “a good caring environment responding to their physical and psychological needs,” Desnoyers said.

Lyle V. Schell is the contractor for the over $2 million project, which is expected to last over a year and be finished sometime in mid-2022. There are plans to launch a fundraising campaign soon to raise money for the project, with a fundraising goal of $1 million.